India’s ‘Army dream’ has spawned a new organised military coaching sector in tier-2 and -3 cities like Meerut, Sikar, and Rohtak. Promise defence lifestyle, ‘officer-like qualities’, and selection in NDA, CDS, AFCAT.
Across the board, coaching institutes ignore rules and follow their own refund policies. Parents pay full price even if students drop out. Some eat the cost, others take the legal route.
NEET 2025, already known as a challenging exam, was widely considered tougher than previous years—especially the Physics section, which many aspirants found particularly difficult.
Hundreds of students were left in lurch in January when FIITJEE closed centres amid mass resignations of teachers who cited unpaid dues. DCP says case against FIITJEE with crime branch.
Central Consumer Protection Authority's new guidelines aim to protect students, parents from 'exploitative practices'. Institutes also asked to refrain from promising guaranteed placements.
Students & business owners are worried over changes to follow now. Drishti is committed to providing a secure & well-equipped learning environment at Noida, says its deputy CEO.
The Pratap Nagar Coaching Hub is orderly, clean, spacious, and safe but coaching institutes seem reluctant to leave their cramped, hazardous setups. For students it’s a promised land.
In a statement, Vikas Divyakirti apologised for his delayed response to the incident & said students’ anger is ‘justified’. However, he also claimed that he is being ‘targeted’.
For decades, Kota coaching institutes were the ‘gold standard’ for competitive exam preparation. Now Sikar, the city known for its havelis, forts, and the Khatu Shyam temple, is emerging as Rajasthan's Coaching Nagri or Shiksha ki Kashi.
CUET has spurred the growth of coaching institutes outside the traditional school system. Cram schools have proliferated and those in the coaching business only see an upward trend.
The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?
RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
Nice article, acknowledging this niche area of HR development.
Institutions like Subharti, which I have seen, help youngsters find confidence….. beneficent even if they don’t join military.
Small observation though – this training institute doesn’t quite seek to indoctrinate “supreme sacrifice” kind of mindsets. In acknowledging that volunteers for military service do so despite the omnipresent mortal risk, the aim remains – shaping and sharpening the young.
Nice article, acknowledging this niche area of HR development.
Institutions like Subharti, which I have seen, help youngsters find confidence….. beneficent even if they don’t join military.
Small observation though – this training institute doesn’t quite seek to indoctrinate “supreme sacrifice” kind of mindsets. In acknowledging that volunteers for military service do so despite the omnipresent mortal risk, the aim remains – shaping and sharpening the young.